About: Rhodês
My full name is Marie Catherine Rhodes Samé Lottin. I was
born in France (Neuilly sur Seine) where my Dutch mother and Cameroonian father
met. We lived in Cameroon and after my parents split up when I was 7 years old,
I was raised by my mother in The Netherlands.
As
a child of 4 I learned to play the flute and piano and started training in
Classical ballet, jazz, tap, flamenco and African dance. My musical taste has
always been very diverse: Classical music, pop, soul and R&B music of the
70's and 80's.
When
I was 6 year old I had a near-death experience. I believe that this moment
caused a shift in my life and in the way I perceive things. Because of my
shyness to speak openly, I started writing songs when I was 15. When I felt the
need to rediscover my African roots and family at the age of 20, an adventurous
journey of three years, I wrote more songs. When I had the opportunity to start
performing professionally as a singer, my stage fear threw me back into my
shell. I was more comfortable dancing on stage.
Reconnection with my lyrics
Recently, fifteen years later , I met an old friend Ties van der Linden, who
has been in the music industry for more than 30 years, composing, producing,
recording, mixing personal projects, television, theater, museums and much
more. (www.fonofactory.com) He encouraged me to
reconnect with my musical inspirations. We started composing, reproducing and
recording the songs together.
I
currently also own and run a medical practice and work as a therapist at www.newwaves.nl. As a friend once
said: "Music makes you fly and your work makes you land softly
again." However my music holds high priority and I am blissfully happy
that our intention to release FLOW the end of 2011 has been fulfilled.
The name Rhodês
Rhodês
is my third given name, named after my African grandmother. I recently
discovered that the Greek island Rhodos is named after the 'sea nimph Rhodes'
out of the Greek mythology and after a famous rose on this island. So, after
realizing that my Dutch grandfather was a rose breeder and me having my sea
view practice called `Waves´, the name Rhodes was born as a pseudonym!
The shell
I love the Nautilus shell. For me, the sacred curves of this shell
symbolize personal growth and evolving. On one hand, it describes the return to
your source and intuition as an inward path. On the other hand you can see it
as an outward movement; the expression from your core where you overcome fear
and rise up. This perfectly defines the process of my development in making my
own music. Certainly in life, many people go through this process. It is so
beautiful to find this reflection in the design of a shell.
Quote:
"Writing music has always been a medicine to me, a healing source
in which I could be happy, release my fears, dry my tears, find my trust and
belief in life."
Contact: info@voiceofrhodes.com
Rhodês – Official Website
http://www.voiceofrhodes.com/
Rhodês - Reverbnation
http://www.reverbnation.com/rhod%C3%AAs
Rhodês - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/voiceofrhodes
Rhodês - Twitter
https://twitter.com/cathysamelottin
Rhodês - Soundcloud
http://soundcloud.com/fonofactory/sets/rhod-s-flow-1/
Rhodês – World United
Music
http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.ca/2012/08/rhodes.html
Videos!
Rhodês - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/VoiceofRhodes
Buy Music!
Rhodês - iTunes
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/flow/id484686839
Rhodês - Rhapsody
http://www.rhapsody.com/#artist/rhodes-2/album/flow
Rhodês - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Flow-Rhod%C3%AAs/dp/B006MQ097A
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